Unit 3 What were you doing when the rainstorm came Section A 课件2.ppt

1、Unit 3 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?,Section A,1a. Where were the people at the time of the rainstorm? Match the statements with the people in the picture.,1._I was in the library. _I was in my house. 3._I was on the street. 4._I was at the bus stop.,b,a,d,c,1b. Listen to the TV repor

2、t and circle the correct responses.,a. doing my homework / studying b. playing basketball / reading c. going to work / waiting for the bus d. walking home / shopping,A: What was the girl doing at the time of the rainstorm? B: She was .,1c. Talk about what the people in la were doing at the time of t

3、he rainstorm.,A: What was the girl doing at the time of the rainstorm? B: She was reading at home.,A: What was the boy doing at the time of the rainstorm? B: He was studying in the library.,2c. Use the information in 2a to retell the story in a conversation between the boy and a TV reporter.,TV repo

4、rter: Tell us what happened yesterday morning. Boy: TV reporter: So, when the rainstorm suddenly came, what were you doing? Boy: ,Mary: What were you doing last night, Linda? I called at seven and you didnt pick up. Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom. Mary: I see. I called again at eight

5、 and you didnt answer then either. Linda: What was I doing at eight? Oh, I know. When you called, I was taking a shower. Mary: But then I called again at nine.,2d. Role-role the conversation.,Linda: Oh, I was sleeping at that time. Mary: So early? Thats strange. Linda: Yeah, I was tired. Why did you

6、 call so many times? Mary: I needed help with my homework. So while you were sleeping, I called Jenny and she helped me.,What was the weather like before the heavy rain started? 2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm?,Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it f

7、elt like midnight.,The neighborhood was in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.,3a. Read the passage and answer the questions.,3b. Complete the sentences using information from the passage.,When the news on TV was reported, strong winds _outside. 2. While Bens mom was ma

8、king sure the radio was working, his dad_ _ 3. Ben_ when the heavy rain finally started. 4. When Ben _at 3:00a.m., the wind_.,were,was putting pieces of wood over the windows.,was helping his mom make dinner,finally fell asleep,was dying down,Language points,With no light outside, it felt like midni

9、ght. 外面没有光亮，感觉就像半夜一样。 此句中介词with表示一种伴随的状况，同时还 包含着某种因果关系，表示“因某种状况的存在 而导致”，因此可译作“由于；因为”等。 With my parents away, Im the king of the house. 我爸妈不在，我可是家中的“王”。 I cant work with all that noise going on. 由于那噪音响着，我无法工作。,2. Bens dad . while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.本的爸爸同时他妈

10、妈在确认手电简和收音机都能正常使用。 1)此句中的连词while的意思是“当的时候；和同时”，while还可以表示 “然而；但（是)”之意，用来说明或强调两种事情或情形的不同。例如： Tom is active and outgoing while his sister Rosa is shy and quiet.汤姆活跃外向， 而他的妹妹罗莎却羞怯腼腆。,2）make sure的意思是“确认；查明；核实，其后可接句子或接介词of及宾语，用来引入需要确认的内容。例如： Could you make sure what time hes arriving? I would like to go

11、and meet him at the airport? 你确认一下他几点到达好吗？我想去机场他。 Make sure you turn off the TV before you leave the house. 在你离开屋子前确认关闭了电视。,3)此句中的work表示机器、器官等的“运作；运转”，这是动词work的一种基本用法 My watch is waterproof that means it would work fine even if its in water. 我的手表是防水的-这就是说即便在水里它也会正常运转。 My brain isnt working well now.

12、 这会儿我的脑子不好使。,以when和while引导的时间状语从句,1) 延续性动词和非延续性动词 延续性动词指动作可以延续一段时间, 而不是 瞬间结束。 如: work、study、drink、eat等。 非延续性动词指动作极为短暂，瞬间结束。 如: start、begin、hit、jump、knock等。,2) 在本单元中, 出现了以when和while引导的 时间状语从句。 when表示“当的时候”。从句中既可用延续性 动词, 又可用非延续性动词, 这些动词既可以 表示动作, 又可表示状态。从句中的动作既可 和主句的动作同时发生, 又可在主句的动作之前 或之后发生。如： Mary was

13、 having dinner when I saw her. The boy was still sleeping when his mother got home yesterday morning.,while表示“在的时候”、“在期间”。 它强调主句的动作与从句的动作同时发生或 主句的动作发生在从句的动作过程中。While 从句中必须是表示动作或状态的延续性动词。如： The weather was fine while we were in Beijing. She called while I was out. 如果主句的动作在从句的动作过程中发生， 从句常用进行时。如: While we were swimm